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Stephanus 38c
Stephanus 38c of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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οὐ πολλοῦ γʼ ἕνεκα χρόνου, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ὄνομα ἕξετε καὶ αἰτίαν ὑπὸ τῶν βουλομένων τὴν πόλιν λοιδορεῖν ὡς Σωκράτη ἀπεκτόνατε, ἄνδρα σοφόν—φήσουσι γὰρ δὴ σοφὸν εἶναι, εἰ καὶ μή εἰμι, οἱ βουλόμενοι ὑμῖν ὀνειδίζειν— εἰ γοῦν περιεμείνατε ὀλίγον χρόνον, ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτομάτου ἂν ὑμῖν τοῦτο ἐγένετο· ὁρᾶτε γὰρ δὴ τὴν ἡλικίαν ὅτι πόρρω ἤδη ἐστὶ τοῦ βίου θανάτου δὲ ἐγγύς. λέγω δὲ τοῦτο οὐ
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the complete Ancient Greek text across all 125 Stephanus sections for fidelity, philosophical precision, Socratic voice, legal clarity, and structure.
For the sake of no great span of time, men of Athens, you will acquire a name and bear the blame among those who wish to revile the city: they will say that you put Socrates to death, a wise man—for those who wish to reproach you will indeed say that I was wise, even if I am not. If you had waited only a little while, this would have happened for you of its own accord; for you see that my age is already far advanced in life and close to death. I say this not
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
For no great length of time, men of Athens, you will have the reputation and bear the blame among those who wish to denounce the city for having killed Socrates, a wise man—for those who wish to reproach you will say that I was wise, even if I am not. If you had only waited a little while, this would have happened for you naturally. For you can see that my age is already far advanced in life and close to death. I say this not